Make a spreadsheet of numerical
data on various planets - volume, density, diameter, miles from the sun,
etc. using this site's information and/or others. Make charts comparing
your data. You may want to make a pie chart and decorate it as a planet
- i.e. with rings for Saturn or storm spot for Jupiter.
Create a chart with the three
phases of the early space program - Mercury, Gemini, Apollo. Note the
objectives or goals of each, important missions, astronauts, significant
events, etc..
With batteries and bulbs,
cardboard, black paper, create a constellation. Attach a paragraph that
gives information about the constellation.
Write or make a display that
compares and contrasts several planets. Tell how they are alike and how
they are different.
Create a model of the solar
system in two or three dimensions. Try and make the distances between
the planets and their relative sizes as accurate as possible.
Besides the resources above, other
items consulted for this site...
